An Evolving Crypto Landscape
The cryptocurrency market has expanded rapidly, with new technologies and networks gaining traction each year. As the broader crypto market continues to evolve, the leaders of today aren't guaranteed to be the leaders of tomorrow. Focusing on just one cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, can lead to missing out on emerging opportunities across the broader crypto market.
Taking a More Diversified Approach to a Dynamic Market[1]
As the crypto landscape grows, many investors are looking for ways to get exposure to the ever-expanding crypto market without relying on individual asset selection. The CoinDesk 20, which is a broad-based index, was designed to act as the benchmark for the crypto asset class. Indexing has long helped investors cut through market noise, offering broad exposure without requiring constant research or active decision-making. The same disciplined approach can be applied to the cryptocurrency market, where a rules-based index provides broad exposure that evolves with the market.
The CoinDesk 20 measures the performance of 20 of the largest and most liquid cryptocurrencies. It is rebalanced quarterly to keep pace with changes in the crypto market. Unlike other indices that follow a traditional market cap weighted approach, the CoinDesk 20 applies caps to limit concentration in top assets.
KRYP: ProShares CoinDesk 20 Crypto ETF
The first ETF to target the performance of the CoinDesk 20 Index, a curated basket of 20 cryptocurrencies providing broad exposure to the asset class while reducing concentration in the largest coins.
KRYP invests in cryptocurrency derivatives and does not invest directly in cryptocurrency. There is no guarantee the fund will meet its investment objective.
1,2Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.
3Source: CoinDesk, 1/31/26
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Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee that any ProShares ETF will achieve its investment objective.
This ETF invests in swap agreements and does not invest directly in crypto assets. Investors seeking exposure to crypto assets directly should consider an investment other than this ETF. Crypto assets are a relatively new asset class and the market for crypto assets is subject to rapid changes and uncertainty. Crypto assets are subject to unique and substantial risks, such as rapid price swings and lack of liquidity, including as a result of changes in their supply and demand, statements by influencers and the media, and other factors. Crypto assets are largely unregulated and may be more susceptible to fraud and manipulation than more regulated investments. The value of an investment in the ETF could decline significantly and without warning, including to zero. This ETF may not be suitable for all investors.
This ProShares ETF is a non-diversified investment company and entails certain risks, including risks associated with the use of derivatives (swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), counterparty risk, imperfect benchmark correlation, and market price variance, all of which can increase volatility and decrease performance. While the ETF’s index has 20 constituents, it may be heavily weighted in just a few crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin, Ether, Binance Coin, Solana, XRP). As a result, their performance will have a much greater influence on the ETF’s performance than the remaining crypto assets in the index. The composition of the index can change significantly over time and many or all of the constituents may be replaced at each quarterly reconstitution. Smaller crypto assets tend to carry higher risks, including greater volatility and increased vulnerability to fraud or manipulation. This ETF is new and may have a limited number of market makers. There can be no assurance the fund will be successful or that an active market for its shares will develop. Shares of any ETF are generally bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Your brokerage commissions will reduce returns.
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